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Title: Causes of World War One


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Causes of World War One
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Nationalism
  • France fought Prussia (Germany) in 1871 and lost
  • France lost Alsace-Lorraine and wants revenge
  • Many nationalist groups in the Austro-Hungarian
    Empire want to break (Serbs)

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Imperialism
  • France and England were competing against Germany
    in Africa
  • The Ottoman Empire was falling apart and was
    being watched by Russia and Austria-Hungary

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Alliances
  • France and Russia formed an alliance in 1894
  • Britain and France formed an alliance in 1904
  • Russia and England form an alliance in 1907 and
    Japan forms an alliance with England soon after

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Arms Race
  • Standing armies of France and Germany doubled
    from 1870-1914
  • Germany and England race to build up their navies
  • Germany develops the Schlieffen plan which is
    designed for a two-front war
  • Invade and quickly defeat France, then fight
    Russia

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Assassination
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro
    Hungarian throne was assassinated June 28th, 1914
  • Killed by Serbian Nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, a
    member of the Black Hand

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Declarations of War
  • Germany offers Austria-Hungary a blank check,
    and Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia July
    28th, 1914
  • Russia mobilizes and then Germany declares war on
    Russia and France August 1st 1914
  • Germany invades neutral Belgium and then England
    declares war on Germany
  • Germany and the Ottoman Empire ally

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  • As of August 4th, 1914
  • Dark GreenAllies
  • Light GreenAllied colonies, dominions or
    occupied territory
  • Dark OrangeCentral powers
  • Light OrangeCentral powers' colonies or occupied
    territory
  • GreyNeutral

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Who is Fighting Who? (1915)
  • Entente Powers
  • England
  • France
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Canada
  • Italy
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • Central Powers
  • Austria-Hungary
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Germany
  • Bulgaria
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